Scrooge Stave 4

Question 1

‘Surprised that the spirit should attach importance to conversations apparently so trivial’

Answer 1

All Scrooge seems to have formed in the minds of these men he has always longed to impress is a mere one line of conversation/ something similar trivial’

Question 2

‘Plundered and bereft’

Answer 2

On his demise, Scrooge has been stripped of any dignity as a result of his sheer unkindness and uncharitableness.

Question 3

‘We may sleep tonight will light hearts’

Answer 3

Rejoicing in Scrooge’s demise.
Reflects the sheer hardship that Scrooge indicted on others during his lifetime so much that normal and innocent people can become morbid.

Question 4

‘Pleasantest spoken gentleman you ever heard’

Answer 4

Bob Cratchit speaks about scrooge’s relative in such a way showing what Scrooge has the potential for.

Question 5

‘I am not the man I was’

Answer 5

All the coldness and misery that permeated Scrooge’s being has crumbled, it has finally been penetrated. Allusion to the power of time.